Typewriting machine



March 20, 1928.

S. L. WALSOE TYPEWRITING MACHINE 3 Shee ts-Sheet .L

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UNITED STATES PATENT OF F ICE SIGURD L. WALSOE, OF LYNDHURST, NEWJERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO REMINGTON. TYPE- WRITER COMPANY, 0F ILION, NEW YORK,A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPEWRITING MACHINE.

Application led September 2, 1926.

My invention relates to typewriting machines, and more particularly tobilling mechanism therefor.

The present invention isin the nature of an improvement on theconstructions disclosed in the following applications:

Frederick A. Hart, Serial No. 120,403, lfiled July 3, 1926, (now Patent1,650,351,

dated Nov. 22, 1927).

1Walsoe and Hill, Serial No. 121,134, filed July 8, 1926,l (now Patent1,650,673, dated Nov. 29, 1927).

Cloyd E. Burns, Serial No. 122,239, filed July 13, 1926,.(now Pat-ent1,647,854, dated Nov. 1, 1927).

The main object of the present invention is to provide improved paperfeed-roller controlling-means and improved connections therefrom forcontrolling-a shiftable paper deector, line indicator and ribbonlvibrator, and also for actuating said deflector, indicator and vibratorindependently4 of said feed rollers.

To the above and other ends whichwill hereinafter appear my inventionconsists in the features of construction, arrangements of parts andcombinations o f devices set forth in the following description andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference charactersvdesignate corresponding parts in the different views Fig. 1 is anenlarged, detail, fragmentary, side elevation, with parts broken awayand in section, oi' a portion of one form of typewriting machineembodying my invention; the view showing the parts as they appear when4the machine isin condition for Writmrr.

2Eig. 2 is a like view of the same showing the parts as they appear whenthe machine is conditioned to receive a work sheet introduced rearwardlyand beneath the platen i'roni the front thereof.

Fig. 3 is a transverse, vertical, sectional view taken on the line 33 ofFig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows at said line.

`l"ig. 4 is a top plan view of the machine with parts broken away andomitted.

The general purpose of the machine in which the improvements of thepresent invention are embodied,` is much the same as in the machinedisclosed in said previously led applications, Said improvements arencction with which the machine Serial No. 133,228.

shown embodied in a Remington bookkeeping machine, Model #23, equippedwith an automatic carriage return mechanism such as is shown in thepatent to Frederick A. Hart #1,567,590, dated December 29, 1925, andalso equipped with some or the devices of said lpreviously filedapplications.` However, only so much of said machine, thus equipped, isdisclosed in the accompanying drawings as is necessary to arrive at anunderstanding of my invention in its inclusion therein. It should beunderstood, however, that the present invention is not restricted toemployment in the machines indicated above, but may be vused in othercombinations, and from certain aspects of the invention some of itsfeatures are of general application, as will hereinafter more clearlyappear.

The machine including the present invention is capable of a wide rangeof uses and may be employed in various kinds of socalled billingoperations where a plurality of work sheets are to be correlated in themachine and printed at a single operation. However, I do not deem itnecessary to describe specifically the many different forms of billingoperations in which the machine may be used. It is suflicient for thepurpose of the present invention to describe in general terms one modeof so-called billin T that may be successfully carried ont with the aidof said machine, and perhaps briefly refer. to some of the various othermethods in conmay be employed.

One method of using the,machme which will be specifically referred to isits employment, for example, by a. public service coi'- poration suchas, say, an electric or gas light company, :for simultaneously, or'atone writing, making out a bill and making corresponding entries on arecord 'or register sheet which receives the entries written on alloflthe individual bill sheets. The record sheet and accompanying carbonsheet are first introduced into the machine. Means are provided for thenquickly entering a bill, statement, or invoice sheet, into the machinein front of the platen, and accurately positioning it in propercorrelation With'the previously introduced register sheet and theprinting line. The ent-ries may then be made on the bill sheet and thesewill be transferred through the interposed carbon sheet to the registersheet, 'llhe bill sheet is then rapidly withdrawn troni the machineWithout disturbing the register sheet, and another bill .sheet may thenbe (prickly introduced as before, andso on. Each linel spacingoperation, ett'ccted by the return ot the'carriage alter writing' onebill, carries the register' sheet in position to receive a manifold copyot the next bill.

l/ lith the 'loregoinn' gene'al explanation ot the operation, llwill'proceed to describe the invention as it is embodied, in thepresentinstance, said hereinbefore mentioned Remington machine. rlhe trame otthe machine includes the usual top plate l supportingr lined guide rails2. The carriage. or truclr comprises front and rear guide or crossv bars3 united by end bars l and 5. 'llie guide rails 2 and cross bars 3 areoppositely grooved to receive crossed anti-friction rollers o by whichthe carriage is supported inthe usual manner to travel trom side to sideoli the machine over the top plate l.

t cylindrical platen "l is mounted in the usualinanner in a.. platentrame comprising the rigidly connected end plates 8 and 9; the platen'trame being eo'nnectetl to the carriage by the usual shift links l0 andl1. ln the present instance, however, l contemplate Writing only -Withupper case characters and the platen is, therefore, preferably held inthe upper case position, this may be readily done by screwing up theloivermost case-shift limiting' screw-stops l2, thereby holding theplaten shalt, or the butler springs i3 which surround it, against theupper-case limiting stops lt. This brings the printing line onthe platento a, position where the uppermost types 15 on the usual type bars ttiwill register therewith.

A ribbon 'vibrator 'i7 is mounted to-slide up and dovvn in the usualmanner on a type y 25 carried therebyto bear upward against the loweredge ot a bar 26. 'll`his bar is secured tothe carriage and extendssubstantially throughout the length thereof. ln thel usual Remingtonmachines the purpose of this construction is to cause the ribbonvibrator to be shifted up anddovvn with the platen in the case shittingamovements of the latter. lln the present construction there is no suchcase shitting movements of the platen but the construction,nevertheless,

lends itself to the accomplishment ont another result which willhereinafter appear.

As in the construction disclosed in said Walsoe and lhlill previouslyled application Leonesa it is desirable when introducing a work sheetbaclrvvardly into the machine to lower the ribbon vibrator troni itsnormal, Fig. l, position. 'llhis is in order to enable the front paperdetlector to be more convenienti y moved to effective position, as shownin his.

l2. ln the present construction l have eniport 22 and carries ananti-'friction roller 28 at the upper-end thereot. A rock shaft 29extends throughout the length of the carriage and is mounted at its endsin bearing openings in the end plates 8 and '9 oi the platen traine.rllhis rock shait 29 carries a plate 30 Which entends substantiallythroughout the length thereof and is bent down at its torward edge totorni a tlange 3l Which coacts With the anti-'lriction roller 28.dll/'hen the roch shalt 29, and the plate 30 carried thereby, areshifted by means to be hereinn utter described trom the Fig.. l to thellig. 2 position, the shiltable support 22 will be lowered against the'power ot its spring 2led'ecting a corresponding lowering of the ribbonvibrator l?.

Coming` now to thev means tor controlling and guidingthe vvorlr sheets,it will be observed in the tirst place that there are no paper feedrollers employed beneath the platen, such rollers as are employed beinglocated above the printing; line; leaving,1 the space beneath the platen:tree for the use olE other devices.

rthere are tvvo curved paper detlectors 32 and 33 employed beneath theplaten, one arranged above the othery and maintained spaced apart byintermediate spacing members or blocks 3ft and 35 located near the endsthereof. Generally spealring, ythese dei'lectors conform to thecurvature ot the platen or are substantially concentric therewith andextend 'substantially throughout the length ot the platen. As thusconstructed there are two separate channels provided, one ot which isthe open channel 36 between the two deflectors and Which is bounded atits ends by separating; members 3ft and 35, either or both of which mayconstitute side guides or gages tor cooperation with n Work sheet or'sheets introduced into the channel 36. The other separated channel 3'?is provided between the under surface of the platen and theuppendetlector 32.. 'll`he forward edge ot the V'deilector' 33terminates in advance ot the forward edge ot the detlector 32, and has aslight downward curve in cross section. 'llhe detlector 33 is continuedup at the rear to form an upwardly and rearwardly extending paper table38 which lllll are mounted on the rod 4() and have a slight pivotalmovement thereon. A light wire spring 41 is connected by screws 42 and43 to a cross bar 44 of the platen frame, the

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spring being anchored at one end on the screw 42 and coiled around thestem of the screw 43. rlhe upper free end of the spring 41 is looped at45 where it bears upward against the bottom of the deflector 33 andcauses the forward edge portion of the deflector 32 normally to belightly pressed against the platen or against the interposed work sheet.In this manner the sheets introduced from the rear of the platen throughthe channel 37 will be held snugly against' the platen and the sheetsintroduced into the channel 36 will be prevented from entering thechannel 37. By moving the upper end of the paper table forward, theforward end portions of thel detlectors may be moved downward a limiteddistance, thus carrying the forward contact edge of the deiect-or 32away from the platen, as provided for in the construction disclosed inthe hereinbefore mentioned Hart application. In the present constructionthe downward pivotal movementof the united deflectors is limited by anupwardly projecting stop 46- on the cross bar 44 of the platen framecoactingv with a metal stop 47 carried by the delector 32 at theunderside thereof.

In order to facilitate the backward introduction of the work sheets intothe channel 36 from in front of the platen, there is provided a guideshield or paper deector 48 that is movable on the carriage from asubstantially'horizontally disposed ineffective position, shown in fulllines. in Fig. 1, to a downwardly and rearwardly, inclined, effectiveposition, shown in Fig. 2, and vice versa, as disclosed in saidpreviously tiled application.

The sheet metal detlector 48 which extends substantially throughout thelength of the platen is bent under along one edge portion to form alooped or doubled portion 49 which extends throughout its length on theside thereof opposite its contact face forming an enclosed channelwithin the looped portion. In the open ends of the channel formed by thelooped portion of the deiector are received oppositely directed ears orbent ends 50 which project inwardly from parallel sheet metal supportingarms 51 and 52 and are riveted to the deector 48, as in the constructiondisclosed in the lVValsoe and Hill application. These supporting arms 51and 52 are pivotally mounted respectively on forwardly projectcured tothe end plate 9 (seeFig. 3) and has a sliding, as well as a pivotal,movement on said pin. A coiled expansion spring 54 surrounds said pinand tends to force the arm 52 and the parts connected therewith to theleft, for purposes which will presently appear. The arm 51 is supportedon the shouldered bearing portion of a headed pivot screw 55, as shownin Fig. 3, for pivotal movement and also for axial movement along saidpivot screw. The threaded end of this screw is received in a tappedopening in the end of a shouldered pin 56 secured to and projectinginwardly fromthe end plate 8 of the platen frame. Loosely supported onthis same pin 56 intermediate a shoulder thereon and the end of theshouldered portion of the screw 65, is a hub 67 to which is riveted anactuating arm 58. The hub 57 and connected actuating arm 58 aretherefore free to turn on the supporting pin 56 but are held againstaxial movement thereon. An inwardly projecting pin 59 is secured to thearm 58 and has a reduced por-v` tion 60 at the end thereof. This reducedend fits in an opening in the supporting arm 51 of the delector 48. Thisconnection between the arms 51'and 58 causes them to turn together andis normally maintained by the force exerted by the spring 54. Theconstruction is such, however, that the delector 48 may be shifted onits pivotal supports 53 and 55 against the force of. the spring 54. Atthis time the connection be.

tween the arms 51 and 58 will be brokcnnnd the deflector 48 isfree todropforward and downward until arrested by the top plate 1, as shown indotted lines in Fig. 1. The main purpose'of thus disconnecting thedefiector 48 from its actuating arm 51 and the means by which the latteris controlled. and moving the delector to thedotted line Fig. 1

position. is to give access to the ribborrvibra-` tor 17 for threadingthe ribbon 17a* therethrough.

In accordance with my present invention novel means by which theactuating arm 58 is controlled is as follows:

The arm 58 constitutes one arm of a bell crank lever, the other arm ofwhich is indicated by the reference numeral 61. The arm 61 carries anoutwardly projected connectllO arrangement of the parts are such that aforward pivotal movement of the arm 64 from the lfig. l to the Fig. 2position, causes a pivotal movement of the deflector 48 1n the oppositedirection, or rearwardly fromits normally ineffective position. 'Thislbrings the deflector 48 to the effective position, shown in Fig. 2,where it 'overlaps and virtually forms a continuation of the deflector33. lin this movement of the deflector 48 it passes from a positionWhere it is out of the path of the type bars to a position where it is`in the path thereof, and crosses the printing line, and where it iseffective in directing work sheets introduced rearwardly y'from in frontof the platen downward into the open channel 36. From thence the sheetsin question pass around andbeneath the platen to the rear thereof.

ln the present instance the actuating arm 64 is provided with a lingerpiece 66 at the upper end thereof, whereby saidf arm and the partscontrolled thereby may be actuated at will. The arm 64 also stands incooperative relationship with means for controlling the shiftingmovement of certain of the feed rollers, to be automatically controlledthereby as will hereinafter clearly appear.

In the present construction the actuating arm` 64 constitutes one of twosupporting arms for a Wire line-indicator 67. Said indicator extendslongitudinally throughout the length of the platen and is adjustablyconnected to the arm 64 by a slotted plate 68 held in place on the arm64 by headedk binding screws 69, as disclosed in said Hart apphcat1on. Asecond supporting arm 70 -is secured to the rock shaft 29 near theopposite end thereof, said arm 70 being equipped with an adjustableplate corresponding to the plate 68 and to which the other end of thewireline-indicator is attached.- A coiled contractile spring 71 isconnected at one end to the arm 64 and at its opposite end to a pin 72that projects inwardly from the end plate 8 ofthe platen frame.

Inorder to limit a motion of the arm 64 and the parts controlled therebyin one direction, said arm is formed with an inwardly extending ear` orstop 73 which coaets with the surface of the platen near one end thereofand limits the rearward movement of the arm 64. The motion of the arm 64in the opposite direction is limited by a stop projection 74 on said armcoact-ing with an inwardly projecting lug or stop 75 formed on a fixedsupporting or guide arm 76, as shown in Fig. 2.

The paper feeding mechanism embodied in thg present constructionincludes a plurality of line paper feed rollers 77 arranged to coactwith the top' of the platen' and with work sheets introduced from therear of Lacasse the platen through the channel 37. Said feed rollers 77coact with said sheets after the latter have passed above and beyond theprinting line. The paper feed rollers 77, as shown in the presentinstance, are constructed and mounted in the same general manner as insaid`hereinbefore mentioned Hart application. Thus, the feed rollers aremounted for longitudinal adjustment along a supporting rod, spindle orbail l7 8 support- ,ed at its ends by forwardly extending arms 79 thatare pivoted on a supporting rod 80 secured at its ends to the platenframe. Springs 8l exert theirlforee 'against the arms 7 9 and thus causethe feed rollers 77 to bear against the platen or certain only of thework sheets thereon. By swinging the bail 78 upward and rearward thesaid feed rollers are released. I v

lin the present construction ll have provided a double side-edgepaper-gage which is adjustable to different set positions along the bailor supporting rod 78. Thus a sleevey82 is mounted on said rod 78 and istapped to receive a thumb screw 83 by which the sleeve may beheld indifferent positions to which it maybe adjusted along the rod. Asheetmetal member, comprising two parallel side edge conl tact portions84 and 85, united by an integral cross piece 86, is secured to thesleeve 82. Each contact portion 84 and 85 is arranged in a plane thatextends at right an- Iles to the axis of the platen. @ne Contact portion84 extends rearward from the supporting rod 78 where it'may coact withthe left-hand sideedges of work sheets introduced from the rear of theplaten into the channel 37. On the other hand, the contact portion 85extends forward from the rod 78 where it may coact with work sheetsintroduced from in front of thel platen through the channel 36, in theevent that neither of the spacing members`34 and 35 is available for`use as' a side-edge gage. The space that separates the Contact portions84 and 85 determines the extent of overlapping relationship between thetwo sheetsor sets of sheets, whereas the adjustment of the double sideedge gage along the rod 78 determines the positions of said sheetslongitudinally of the platen. By mounting the double gage on the rod 78as indicated, said gage does not interfere with the shifting of the rodand said rollers 7 7 towards' and away from the platen, but isnevertheless readily available for use with both rearwardly andforwardly introduced work sheets. Moreover, the adjustment of the gagesalong the rod 78 may be effected without destroying therelationshipbetween the two Contact faces 84 and 85. v

Aside from Vthe side edge paper gages described above it should beunderstood that suitable paperend stops, such, for example,

as certain of the end stops described in said hereinbefore mentionedBurns application, may be employed. However, since a specificdescription of such end stops is unnecessary to arrive at anunderstanding of the present invention, further detail reference theretowill be omitted.

In the present machine I have embodied a novel construct-ion of paperfeed roller control and lmeans by which the paper deector 48, lineindicator 67 and ribbon vibrator 17 are automatically controlledthereby, which will-now be described.

A plurality of paper feed rollers 87, preferably two in number and linthe nature of margin feed rollers, are mounted for adjustment along asupporting rod, bar or spindle 88. Any suitable means may be employed toretain said rollers in their adjusted position along the spindle 88,such for example, as the means disclosed in the said previously filedapplication of Walsoe and Hill. The spindle 88 is reduced at its endswhere it is provided with circumferential grooves 89 in each of which isreceived parallel guide members 89a of a supporting arm or guide member.One of the supporting arms is the guide arm 76 hereinbefore referred to,which at its front end -is secured by a screw 90 to the carriage. Therear end portion of said arm is rigidly connected by a screw 91 to theupper endof a link 92, the lower end of which is supported on theinwardly projecting pin 56 on the platen frame. From an inspection ofFig. 2 it will be seen that one side of this pin is cut away at 93 toprovide a clearance for that part of the arm 64 in which the cam slot 63is formed. The arm 76 is thus rigidly supported on the platen frame andcarriage, and consititutes a support and guide for one end of thespindle 88. A second corresponding supporting and guide arm 94 isprovided for the opposite end of the spindle 88. Said arm 94 isconnected at its forward end by a screw 95 with the carriage and issuppcrted at the rear portion by a link 96 connected thereto by a screw97. The lower end of this link is supported on the inwardly projectingpin 53, as shown in Fig. 3, and constitutes an abutment for the outerend of the spring 54 to bear against. The arm 91 supports and guidesthespindle 88 in the same manner as the arm 76 for rectilinear bodilymovement fore and aft of the machine above the printing line to move thefeed rollers 87 in a like manner from the effective, Fig. 1, position tothe ineffective, Fig. 2, position, and vice versa.

In order to control the above described movements of the feed rollers 87I have provided a rock shaft 98 mounted at its ends in hearing openingsin the arms 76 and 94. Two parallel crank arms 99 and 100 have theirhubs 101 and 102, respectively, secured to the rock 4shaft 98 to causesaid arms to rock with the shaft from the Fig. 1 to the Fig. 2 position,and Vice versa. The arm 99 has an` upwardly extending projection 103that terminates in a'fnger piece 1041- by which the rock shaft 98 andthe parts connected therewith may be controlled. Each of the arms 99 and100 is in the nature of a toggle arm or member, the arm 99 being pivotedat 105 to the forward end of its.

companion toggle lilik or member 106. The rear end of .the toggle link106 is apertured to receive the spindle 88. A collar 107 is secured onsaid spindle at one side of the link 106, whereas the spindle carries awasher 108 on the opposite side of said link, interposed between thelink and the arm 76. The other toggle arm 100 is connected in a likemanner with a toggle link 109, which in turn is connected with thespindle 88 in the same manner as the link 106, and the same referencenumerals are employed to designate the corresponding parts of suchconnections. Laterally projecting pins 110 and 111 are carried by thetoggle members 100 and 109 respectively, and to these pins are connectedthe opposite ends of a contractile spring 112. The construction andarrange ment of the parts are such that when they are disposed asindicated in Fig. 1, the

spring 112 exerts substantially a dead-center pull against thesubstantially dead-centered toggle members and is ineffective towithdraw the paperfeed 'rollers 87 from contact with the platen or awork sheet thereon. Wvhen, however, a forward pressure is exerted by theoperator on the finger piece 104 to break the toggle, said springy 112exerts its force to complete the withdrawal of the feed rollers 87 toineffectivev position, indicated in Fig. 2. On the other hand, when theoperator moves the finger piece back from the Fig. 2 position, to theposition indicated in Fig. 1, this results in straightening the togglesat both ends of the spindle 88 andv applying the feed rollers 87 with apositively exertedforce against the platen or a work sheet thereon. Thetoggle 99 and 106 is limited in this movement by the stop lug 7 5 whichprojects from the arm 76 into the path of the toggle arm 99. The togglearm 100 also is limited in its movement by a. corresponding stop lug 113projecting inward from the supporting arm 94, as shown in F ig. `4.

I .have referred to moving the toggle members to a substantiallystraight line position when applying the feed rollers 87. In practice Iprefer when thus moving said feed rollers to arrest the toggle membersafter they have passed slightly over plie straight line or dead-centeredposition, so as to hold the feed rollers 87 applied and prevent thereaction of the parts from accidentally releasing said feed rollers.They lli lli

will thus be retained applied indenitely orl until such time as theoperator manually effects a preliminary breaking of the toggle from theFig. l position, and enables the spring 112 to become edectiveI tocomplete the movement of the feed rollers to the ineffective, Fig., 2,positionn rlhus far vl have described the means for moving the feedrollers into andout of contact with the platen-Without reference to theautomatic control by such means of the lineindicator 67, the paperdedector i8 and the ribbon vibrator 17., The simple arrangement by whichsuch automatic control is effected is to entend the actuating arm 6linto the path of the bodily movable spindle 88, rllhus, it Will be seenthat said actuating arm extends up between the supporting .arm 'iti andthe toggle link 106. As the parts move from the llig. l to the Fig. 2position9 the Washer 168 on the left-hand end of the spindle 88 willcoact (after a preliminary extent of lost motion) with the actuating arm64. rlhis will result in automatically shifting the line indicator 67 toinedective position, in shifting the deflector 48 to effective positionand in lowering the ribbonvibrator out of the path of the said dedector,all as represented in Fig. 2. Such movements of the parts in questionWillhave been elfected by the time the stopprojection 74- reaches thestop 75, as shown in Fig. 2, and arrests furthermorement of the parts.

llt will be seen that While the parts referred-to above areautomatically actuated during the Withdrawal of the feed rollers 87 fromeffective position, nevertheless by an actuation of the nger piece 68,the line indicator, dedector 48 and the ribbon'vibrator may be movedindependently of the feed rollers 87 from the Fig. 1 to the Fig. 2positions and vvnile the feed rollers remain applied to the platen.. y

The positive application of the feed rollers 87 in the lmannerdescribed, as distinguished from the application of feed cumulation ofthe various bills to be Written, and a corresponding carbon Sheet(having its effective face next to the register sheetLare -firstintroduced together from the rear `of the platen through the channel 87,being positioned Widthvvise With the aid,

say, of the side edge gage 84. At this time neaaaee the parts may bedisposed as indicated in Fig, 2. 'll`he leadingends of the register andits carbon sheet are then introduced beneath the paper feed rollers t7and the sheets are adjusted in a line feed direction With the aid lofthe line indicator 67. rllhis all of the Way to effective positionnAfter I initially positioning the register sheet in the mannerindicated, no further attention may be paid to it in the successiveintroduction, Writing and Withdrawal of the different bills. rllheregister and associate carbon sheet having been initially positioned asindicated, a bill sheet on Which is to be filled out the amount for,say, electricity or' gas or both, consumed for a given month, isintroduced from in front of the platen through the channel 36, the partsbeing first ositioned, as indicated'in lllig. 2, to facilitate theintroduction of the billy sheet. 'llhe bill sheet thus introduced may beproperly positioned AWidthvvise of the machine and the register sheetWiththe aid of the side edge gage 85. Usually when the bill sheetsare ofuniform size, as supposed in the present instance, end stops such as aredisclosed in the said Burns application are employed in the channell 36to ycoact with the bottom end of each bill sheet to quickly andaccurately position it to receive the lirst line of Writing thereon. Thenger piece 10d is then shifted tol the rear, moving the parts controlledthereby from the Fig. 2 to the Fig. 1 position.y 'llhis results inmoving the line indicator to indicating position,"in moving thedeflector 48 out of the path of the type bars to ineffective position,in elevating the ribbon vibrator to normal position and in rmly clampingthe bill sheet between the feed rollers 87 and the platen. l/lhen thebill is written `the linger piece 1041i is pulled forward, the billsheet is 'Withdrawn and a new bill sheet introduced and positioned asbefore, and so on. lt will be understood that after Writing each billthe carriage is automatically returned and the platen automatically linespaced, thereby spacing the platen to bring the register sheet in properposition to receive a manifoldcopy ofthe next bill Written on themachine. y

ln substantially the same manner as that indicatedv above the machinemay be' employed as a check-Writing machine, at` `which time the sheetdescribed above as a register sheet would constitute a manifold recordof the checks Writtenand may constitute a pay roll sheet.

Generally speaking,.fthe sheet' described above as a register sheet andwhich remains in the machine when the other sheets lare removed and newones inserted, may constitute a register sheet, a proof sheet, a salessheet, a distributing sheet, or a pay roll sheet, depending on the useof.

lthe platen into the channel 36 when it is not feasible, forv one reasonor another, to employA end stops. In such an event the machine may bemanipulated as hereinbefore described in' connection with adjusting theregister sheet relatively to the printing line.

By the presenty invention I have provided av construction'which hasproved rapid of operation, highly efficient and reliable in use, whichis compact and comparatively simple in construction and can bevmanufactured at comparatively small cost and be readily embodied inexisting Remington machines without modifying, or materially modifying,the existing structural features of said machine.

Various changes may be made in the construction and certain partsthereof may be employed without others, without departing from myinvention as it is delined in the accompanying claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: 1. In atypeivriting machine, the combination of a platen; paper feed rollers; aspin-v die on which said feed rollers are mounted; means for guidingsaid spindle to receive a shifting movement towards and'from the platenfor shifting the feed rollers into and out of contact therewith; andmanually controlled means for shifting said spindle, said manuallycontrolled nieans comprisinod a toggie coacting with each end of thespindle, a linger piece, and connections therefrom 'for simultaneouslystraightening both toggles to apply the feed rollers.

2. In a typewri'ting machine, the combination of. a platen; paper feedrollers; a spindle on which said feed rollers are mounted; means forguiding said spindle to receive a shifting movement towards and from theplaten for shifting the feed rollers into and out of Contact therewith;and manually controlled means for shifting said spindle, said manuallycontrolled means comprising a toggle coacting with each end of thespindle, a finger piece, connections therefrom for simultaneouslystraightening both toggles to apply the feed rollers, and means forretaining said vtoggles substantially in' their straight line positionsto hold the .feed rollers applied.

3. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platencarried thereby, paper feed rollers, a spindle on which said feedrollers are mounted, guides on said carriage by which said spindleismountedl for bodily rectilinear movement towards and from the platen,a toggle at each end of said spindle controlling its' movement, a rockshaft on which one member of each toggle is fixed to control the actionof the toggles and a linger piece for turning said rock shaft.

at. In a typewriting machine, the combination of acarria-ge, a platencarried thereby,

paper feed rollers, a spindle on which said feed rollers are mounted,guides on said carriage by which said spindle is mounted for bodilyrectilinear movement towards and from the platen, a toggle at each endof said spindle controlling its movement, a rock shaft on which onemember of each toggle is fixed to control the action of the toggles, aspring which tends to draw the companion arms of each toggle together,and a finger piece operatively connected to said toggles to straightenthem against the force of said spring and apply the feed rollers tothe-platen with a positive pressure when the toggles are straightened.

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a'. platencarried thereby, means A:carried by the carriage and including adefiector that crosses the printing line for guiding work i sheetsintroduced from in front of the platen downwardly and rearwardly pastthe printing line and beneath and around the platen, paper feed rollerswhich coact with the platen above the printing line and are mounted `forrectilinear shifting movement fore and aft 'of the nia-i chine into andout of contact with the platen and when shifted to the thrown-offposition away from the platen give access to said werk sheet guidingmeans to receive work sheets introduced rearwardly and downwardly fromin front of the platen, and manually controlled means including a togglefor simultaneously shifting said feed rollers as stated and applyingthemv to the platenpby a straightening of said toggle.

6. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platencarried thereby, means carried by the carriage for guiding work sheetsintroduced from in front of the platen downwardly and rearwardly beneathand around the platen, said means includ inga paper deflector sliiftablefrom a nor- 'mally ineffective to an 'effective' position, vpaper feedrollers which coact with the platen above the printing liney and aremounted for rectilinear shifting movement fore,and aft of the machineinto and out of contact with the platen or the paper thereon, meansforshifti-ng said rollers as stated and when they are in effectiveposition applying a positively exerted pressure against the platen, andvmeanscontrolled by v said feed-roller shifting-means for automaticallycontrolling said paper defiector'. 7. In a typewriting.maehine,'thecombination of a carriage, a platen carried thereby, means carried bythe carriage for guid- .shifting-means and line indicator to control thelatter by the shifting of the feed rollers.

8. ln a typewriting machine, the combination of -a carriage; a platencarried thereby; means carried by the carriage for guiding worlt sheetsintroduced from in front of the platen downwardly and rearwardly beneathand around the platen, said means including a normally ineffective paperder flector that is shiftable to effective position;

a ribbon vibrator; paper feed rollers which coact. with the platen abovethe printing line and are mountedv for rectilinear shifting movementfore and aft of the machine into and out of Contact with the platen andwhen shifted tothe thrown-off position away from the platen give accessto said'work sheet guiding means; means for shifting said feed rollersas stated and for causing them to exert a posit-ively applied pressureagainst the platen; and operative connections ben tween said shiftingmeans, ribbon .vibrator and paper deflector for moving the vibrator ,outof the path of the deflector and for moving the deflector to effectiveposition when said feed rollers are moved away from the platen.

. 9. ln a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; a platencarried thereby; means carried by the carriage for guiding work sheetsintroduced from in front of the platen downwardly and rearwardly beneathand around the platen; said guiding means including a normallyinetfective deflector shiftable across the printing line to effectiveposition; feed rollers which coact with the platen above the printingline and are mounted for rectilinear shifting movement fore and aft ofthe machine into and out of contact with the platen; means for thusshifting said feed rollers including a toggle which when straightenedcauses the feed rollers to exert a. positively applied pressure againstthe platen; and operative connections between said feed-roller shifting--means and said detlector to shift the latter to effective positionwhenthe feed rollers are shifted away from the platen.

l0a ln a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen; paper feedrollers; a

neeasea with, manually controlled positively acting means for shiftingsaidspindle andpositively forcing the feed rollers in contact with theplaten, a normally ineffective paper deltlector shiftable to effectiveposition where it` will aid in guiding worksheets introduced rearwardlyfrom in front of the platen, and operative connections betweensaid'manually controlled means and said deflector for controlling theshifting movement of the latter by the former. i

ll. ln aI typewi'iting machine, the co1nbination of a platen; paper feedrollers; a spindle on which. said feed rollers are mounted; means forguiding said spindle to receive a shifting movement towards and from theplaten for shifting the feed rollers into and out of Contact therewith;manually controlled means for shifting said spindle, said manuallycontrolled means comprising a toggle coacting with each end of thespindle, a `finger piece, connections therefrom for simultaneouslystraightening both toggles to apply the feed rollers; a normallyineifective paper deector shi'ftable to effective position where it willaid in guiding work sheets introduced rearwardly from in front of theplaten; and operative -connections be# tween said manually controlledmeans and said dedeetor for controlling the shifting movement of thelatter by the former.

12. ln a typewriting machine, the combination, a platen, paper feedrollers mounted to receive a rectilinear shifting movement towards andfrom the platen, means for thus shifting said feed rollers comprising atoggle which in substantially they straight line position forces saidfeed rollers against the platen, a line indicator shiftable to and fromindicating position, and operative connections between said feed rollershifting means and said line indicator' whereby a shifting movement. ofone will control the shifting movement of the other.

13. lin a typewriting machine, the co1nbination of a platen; paper feedrollers mountlill) liti ed to receive a rectilinear shifting movement ltowards and from the` Platen; means for thus shifting said feed rollerscomprising a toggle which in substantially the straight linepositionforces said feed rollers against the platen; a line indicator shiftableto and from indicating position; a normally medectivc paperdeflectorshiftable to effective position where it will aidin introducingwork sheet rearwardly from in front ofy and beneath the platen; andoperative connections between said feed roller shifting means, lineindicator and aper detlector for controlling the shifting o the lineindicator and deflecwhich when in the ell'ective position aids in .torhy the shifting of said 4feed-roller shift-A nig-means;

14. ln a typewritin machine, 'the combifrom effective position and whichwhen in the effective position aids 1n guldlng work sheetsintroducedrearwardly from in front` 'of the .platen downwardly and rearwardlybeneath the same, a pin connected with said delector, and a separatemanually controlled ectnatingarm having a cani slot therein in whichsaid pin is received and works to con-- troi said delector.

ln a typewriting machine, the combination of a p aten a paper dedectorshiftahle to and from edectivegposition and which 'when in the edectiveposition aidsA in guiding work Sheets introduced rearwardly from infront or the platen downwardly and rearwardly heneat'h the same, a pinconnected 'with said delector, a. separate manually controlled armhaving a cam slot therein in which said pin is received-for controllingsaid deflector, and a line indicator shiftable to and from indicating`position and carried in part by said arm, Vwhereby a shifting of saidarm controls a shifting movement of the line indicator as well as'the'deilector.

i6. Ina typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a pivotedpaper delector shiftable to and fromelective position and guiding worksheets introduced rearwardly from in front of the laten downwardly and IVrearwardly beneath t e same, a pin connected with said deflector, and amanually con- I(rolled arm having a cam coacting with said pin to effecta pivotal movement of the deflector in a direction opposite to thatgiven said arm, so that when said arm is moved away from the platenthedetlector will be moved towards the platen.

17. In a typewriting machine, the combi-4 nation of a. platen, a pivotedpaper deiiector shitable to and from effect-ive position .and

` which when in the effective position aids in guiding work sheetsintroduced rearwardly from in front of-the platen downwardly andrearwardly beneath the same, a pin connected 'with the said dellector, amanually controlled arm having a cam coacting with said pin to effect apivotal movement of the de which when in the elfectve position aidsinguiding work sheets introduced rearwardly from in front of the latendownwardly and rearwardly beneath the same, a pin connected with 'saiddeflector, a manually controlled arm having a cam coacting with saidpinto effect a pivotal movement of the deflector in a direction oppositeto thatgven said arm, so that when said arm is moved away from theplaten the deliector will be moved towards theplaten, paper feed rollersshiftable into and ont of Contact with the platen, and means controlledby the shifting movement of said eed rollers'ior actuating` said arm.

19. ln a t 1pewritmg machine,V the combination of a p aten, a pivotedpaper deflector shifts-ble to and'from edective position and whichA whenin the `effective position aids in guiding work sheets introducedrearwardly from in front or'v the platen downwardly and rearwardlybeneath the same, a pin connected with said deflector, a manuallycontrolled arm having a cam coacting with said pin to eliect a 'pivotalmovement of the deiiector in a direction opposite to that given saidarm, so that when said arm is moved away from the platen the deflectorwill be moved towards the platen, paper feed rollers shiftable into andout v'of contact with the platen, and means controlled by the shiftingmovement ofsaid feed rollers for actuating said arm, said arm, however,bein shiftable independ- ,ently of the shifting o the feed rollers toprovide for an independent control of the deector..

20. in a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a pivotedpaper deliector shiftable to and from e'ective position and which whenin the elective position aids in yguiding worksheets introduced rear=wardly from in front of the platen downwardly and rearwardly beneath thesame, a pin connected with said deector, a manuall controlled arm havinga cam enacting wit Said pin to eli'ect a pivotal movement of thedeliector in a direction opposite to that given said arm, so that whensaid arm is moved away from the platen the deflector will be movedtowards the platen, a line indicator carried in part by said arm andshifted thereby away from indicating position when said dellector isshifted to' effective position, paper feed rollers shiftable into andout of contact with the platen, and means controlled by the 'shiftingmovement of said feed rollers for actuating said arm, said army;however, being shiftable independently of the shitting of 'the feedrollers to rovide for an lindependent control of the eflector and lineindicator.

2l. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a pivotedpaper defiector shiftable to and fromv effective position and which'whenin the effective position aids in guiding work sheets introducedrearwardly from in :front of the platen downwardly t and rearwardlybeneath the same, a pin connected with said dellector, a manually conpinto edect a pivotal movement ol the dedector in adirection opposite tothat given said arm, so that when said arm is moved away lrom the platenthe detlector will be moved toward the platen, a ribbon vibrator mountedlor shifting movement out ol the path ol said dedector, and meanscontrolled by said arm lor thus shifting saidvibrator.

22. lln a typewriting machine, the combination ol a platen, a pivotedpaper dedector shiltable to and lrom edective position and which when inthe effective position aids in uiding work sheets introduced rearwardlylrom in lront ol the platen downwardly and rearwardly beneath the same,a pin connected with said dedector, a manually controlled arm having acam coacting with said pin to edect apivotal movement ol the dellectorin a direction opposite to that given said arm, so that when said arm ismoved away lrom the platenthe deflector will be moved towards theplaten, paper leed rollers, a spindle on which said leed rollers'aremounted, and guides by which said spindle is mounted lor bodilyrectilinear movement towards and vlrom the platen, a movementol saidspindie being edective ,to actuate said arm to automatically control theshilting ol said dedector. i i 23. lna typewriting machine, thecombination ol a platen, a pivoted paper deflector shiltable to and fromeflective position and which when in the effective position aids inguiding work sheets introduced rearwardly lr'om in lront el the latendownwardly and i rearwardly beneath t e same, a pin connected with saiddedector, a manually controlled arm having a cam eoacting with said pinto ellect a pivotal movement ol the delector in a direction opposite tothat given said arm, so that when said arm is moved away lrom the platenthe deflectorwill be moved toward the platen, paper leed rollers, aspin.- dle on which said leed rollers are mounted, and guides by whichsaid spindle is' mounted lor bodily ,rectilinear movement towards andfrom the platen, saidmanually controlled arm being in the path olmovement ol said spindle to automatically actuate the arm by the spindlewithout however interlering with the actuation of the arm independentlyol the spindlen 24h lna typewriting machine, the combination ol aplaten, paper leed rollers shiltable into and out ol contact with theplaten, means lor thus shiltinr the leed rollers including a togglewhich when straightened applies the leed rollers to the platen with adit positive pressure, .and means lor arresting said togglesubstantially in the dead centered or straight-line position to hold theleed'rollers against the platen,

nenas a 25. ln a'typewriting machine, the combispindle, a sideedge'paper gage projecting lrom said carrier lorward ol said spindle,

and a second side edge paper gage projecting lrom said carrier rearwardol said spindle.

26. ln a typewriting machine, the combination ol a platen, a set olpaper leed roll- "ers shiltable into and outol Contact with the platen,,and means lor thus shifting said leed rollers comprising a toggle, themem- 'bers ol which, are vsubstantially in the straight-line dedd centerposition when the leed rollers press 'against the platen, and acontractile spring connected at its ends to the-members ol said toggleAand exerting substantially a dead center pull thereon when the membersol the toggle are in the straight line position.,

l 27.. e combination ola leed roller; means lor gui ing said leed rollerlor shilting movement towards and lrom the platen into and out olcontact therewith; and manually controlled means lor shifting said leedroller comprising two pairs ol toggle members, a linger piece, andconnections therelrom lor simultaneously straightening both pairs oltoggle members to apply the leed roller.

28. The combination ol a platen; apaper leed roller; a spindle on whichsaid leedy ,a spindle on which said feed roller is mounted, guidingmeans on tli"e carriage by which said spindle is mounted lor bodilyrecti-` linear movement towards and from the platen, a toggle lor eachend ol the spindle lor controlling its movement, a rock shalt with whichone member ol each toggle is connected to turn, and a hnger piece lorturning said roclr shaft.

30. The combination oll a carriage; a platen carried thereby; meanscarried by the carriage lor guiding work sheets introduced lrom in lrontol the platen downwardly and rearwardly beneath and around the platen,said guiding means including a normally ineffective dedector shiltableacross the printlaten; a paper d dll llO

ing line to eEective position; feed rollers which coact with the platenabove the printing line and are mounted for rectilinear shiftingmovement fore and aft of the machine into and out of contact with theplaten; means for thus shifting said feed rollers including a togglewhich when straightened causes the feed rollers to exert a pressureagainst the platen; and operative connections between said feed-rollershifting.- means and said deflector to 'shift the latter to effectiveposition `when the feed rollers are shifted away from the platen.

31. The combination of a platenga paper feed roller; a s indle on whichsaid eed roller is mounte means for guidingsaid spindle 'to receive ashifting movement towards and from the platen; manually conltrolledmeans for shifting said spindle com.- prising a toggle controlling eachend of the spindle, a iinger piece, connections there- `from .torsimultaneously straightening both ltoggles to apply the feed roller; anormally ineifective paper deleetor shiitable to elfective positionwhere it will aid in guiding a work sheet introduced rearwardly from in-ront of the platen; and operative eonnections between said manuallyeontrolled means and said deflector for controlling the shiftingmovement of the latter by the former.

32. The combination of a platen, a paper feed roller mounted for slidingmovement into and out of contact with the platen, means for thusYshifting said feed 1'roller including a pair of toggles which whenstraightened applies the fee-d roller to the platen, and means forarresting said toggles substantially in the dead centered orstraight-line position to hold the iieed roller against the platen.

33. The combination of a platen, a pivoted paper dellector shiftablc toand 'from e'ective position and which when in the eective position aidsin guiding work sheets introduced rearwardly from in front of the platendownwardly and rearwardly beneath the same, a pin connected with saiddeflectol-, a manually controlled arm having a cam coacting with saidpin to etl'ect a pivotal movement of the delector in a directionopposite to that given'said arm so that when said arm is moved away fromthe laten the deiiector will be moved towards tie platen,

a spindle on which one or more paper feed rollers are mounted, guides bywhich said spindle is mounted for bodily rectilinear movement towardsand from the platen, and manually controlledineans for thus shifting thespindle and by the same` movement actuating said arm to automaticallycontrol the shifting ofsaid. dellector.

' 34. The combination of a platen, a paper feed roller coacting with theplaten above the printing line and mounted to receive a bodily slidingmovement fore and aft of the machine out or' and into Contact with theplaten, and manually controlled means for thus moving the feed rollercomprising a pair of parallel toggles anda finger piece orsimultaneously straightening both of said toggles to thereby apply thefeed roller when said toggles reach a substantially straight lineposition.

35. The combination of a blaten, a set of paper feed rollers coactingtherewith above the printing line, and manually controlled means formoving said feed rollers in unison against the platen or away therefrom,said -means comprising af plurality of toggles, a

rock shaft with which one member of each toggle is fixed to rock, and afinger piece for rocking said shaft to simultaneously straighten all ofsaid toggles and thereby apply the feed rollers to the platen when thetoggles reach a substantially straightline position.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city of ,New York, in the county ofNew York, and State of New York, this lst day of September, A. l). 1926.

SIGURD L. WALSOE.

